Today's keynote speaker at 8:00am was amazing. It was tempting to sleep in and not attend because we stayed out so late last night, but oh my! Was this worth it. These 2 presenters put together a talk and a PowerPoint like one I've never seen before. (I think they were using Apple's Keynote software . . . it had some features I haven't seen in PowerPoint and looked really sleek.) Most people I spoke with afterwards said the same thing. And remember that this is a conference for people who use technology every day and many of whom are on the cutting edge of using new technologies. We are a tough crowd to impress.
We've actually all been to a bunch of presentations (we're not the types to go to a conference just to present and then skip out on the conference to play). We've learned a lot, some presentations offering more new learning than others. We've seen every type of presenter from really bad to really great, and we've gotten a lot out of them. But for this blog, it seemed kind of boring to outsiders to write about the presentations. And in fact, it seems rather mean to talk about this one without giving more details. But you really had to be there to get the full effect of this presentation. But I couldn't help but brag on this one.
Anyway, we decided to go across the street to Circus Circus for lunch. By the time we left The Riviera, we had gathered a good-sized group picking up Lisa from UNT and Dana from University of Texas at Arlington and a colleague of hers at UTA, Ruth. We were headed to The Garden Grill but it took forever to find it. By the time we saw this banner, we really weren't sure we believed it. But we did find it . . . only to find out it was closed! We had seen that there was another restaurant nearby called Mexitalia, an Express Restaurant, but we all agreed it sounded pretty scary and we didn't want to go there. So guess where we ended up eating? But it actually was quite good! I guess you can't judge a book or a restaurant by its cover.
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